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agitate
Synonyms and Antonyms of agitate
- There's no need to agitate the patient about little things.
aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up
daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
- Set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle.
- a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again
Synonym Discussion of agitate
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- shake well before using
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- an ocean agitated by storms
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- the whole city was rocked by the explosion
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- spectators were convulsed with laughter
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